Fabrice Deprez

"According to two Russian diplomats and a source close to the Kremlin, Moscow is now focusing on a third option: discrediting Zelensky in the eyes of Trump so that Washington will pressure Kyiv to hold presidential elections" https://t.co/Fc5MaKktNc

Breaking news on Ukrainian media: there was no Russian drone attacks last night, for the first time in more than three months. https://t.co/eyJmzBNqKp

This honestly might be the most stunning part of the NYT story: Zelensky believing as late as September 2024 that the Ukrainian drone campaign might turn Russian public opinion against Putin https://t.co/qIo8M6iW3B https://t.co/uneUOdrrU3

Putin still believes he can break the Ukrainian military, with the war likely to continues as long as Putin holds that belief.

Rob Lee @RALee85

Russia hasn’t achieved its objectives in this war, including capturing all of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. As long as Russian forces are advancing—even slowly—the war will likely continue. Any prospects for a durable cease fire or peace deal will depend on preventing further https://t.co/eyf7QJg7h7

"The deal would cover all mineral resources, including oil and gas, across the entire Ukrainian territory"

Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM

NEW: @FT obtained new US proposal. The Trump admin is pushing to gain sweeping control over all of Ukraine’s major minerals and energy assets, while offering Kyiv no security guarantees, in an aggressive expansion of previous demands. w/ @paolatamma https://t.co/PDDgQvuLP9

RT @RP_France_OSCE: À l' @OSCE , La France condamne l’utilisation par la Russie de unes de journaux falsifiées pour appuyer sa propagande.…

RT @postsocialismus: Another good intervention on what's really happened to Ukrainian society since 2022. https://t.co/gDLsJ8y1lX

How the Russo-Ukrainian war has changed: pick up trucks, bikes, light trucks and other unarmored vehicles now making up the vast majority of equipment losses on the battlefield:

Vitaly @M0nstas

Vehicle Loss Dynamics Unarmored vehicles account for about 85% of all losses, with armored personnel carriers making up 10% and tanks around 5%. Total numbers have slightly decreased, and tank losses are scraping the bottom again. https://t.co/tmi8wXSkpp

Great reporting on the months-long grinding Russian advances that made it impossible for Ukraine to hold on to most of the Russian territory it took 7 months ago:

Polina Ivanova @polinaivanovva

How Ukraine’s hold on Sudzha and swaths of Russian territory collapsed in a matter of days — and why. A timeline and view from on the ground: https://t.co/OgHRUdZndx

RT @valentinapop: Russia pushes back Ukrainian troops in Kursk region after US plan to broker ceasefire via ⁦@fabrice_deprez⁩ ⁦@polinaivano…

RT @RALee85: “But months of a gruelling offensive that has seen Russian forces suffer heavy casualties also contributed to blunting the Rus…

RT @ChristopherJM: 4 satellite operators—Luxembourg’s SES, Spain’s Hisdesat, Viasat, owner of UK’s Inmarsat, France’s Eutelsat/OneWeb—told…

That's worth pointing out—but Poroshenko and Tymoshenko both control powerful political machines, and just because they aren't themselves popular doesn't mean they can't play a role.

Olga Onuch (Онух) @oonuch

I don’t know who needs a reminder but Tymoshenko has max 4-5% of the vote https://t.co/JWtFtxBMvE https://t.co/42eDUwSvkm

RT @ChristopherJM: NEW @FT: The US has cut off intelligence-sharing with Kyiv in a move that could seriously hamper the Ukrainian military’…

RT @ChristopherJM: Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine ‘ready’ to talk peace in bid to placate Donald Trump. w/ @fabrice_deprez https://t.co/…

A speech that feels like it was made an eternity ago

SPRAVDI — Stratcom Centre @StratcomCentre

The last time President Zelensky wore a suit, on the eve of the invasion, as Russian troops massed on the border and Russia's global media machine was busy convincing the world that they will not invade. https://t.co/wSNLJojuX4